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Data Privacy


A federal judge dismissed three plaintiffs' claims that Google unlawfully recorded customer service calls through its AI-power...


Consumer Protection Law


Federal consumer protection filings climbed 31% in 2025, reaching a decade-high 20,353 cases. Consumer advocates point to redu...


Civil Rights


Jury awards $51.8M in fatal San Bernardino deputy shooting

Oct. 26, 2026
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

A federal jury awarded $51.8 million to the mother of a mentally ill man shot 12 times by sheriff's deputies, in what her atto...


Justice Truc Do's concurrence in an impaired-driving murder case influenced a later appellate ruling. The former homicide pros...


Student Perspectives, Entertainment & Sports


A Los Angeles judge tentatively denied summary judgment for 10 county employees sued over


Law Practice


Carpenter & Zuckerman seeks to dismiss five claims brought by the estate of attorney John Kristensen, arguing that its wit...


Justice Julia C. Kelety, a former probate judge seeking retention Nov. 3, has questioned evidence and jury instructions in mur...


Justice Thomas DeSantos, a former Kings County lawyer and judge, draws on decades of courtroom experience in appellate rulings...


Constitutional Law


NetChoice argues that a new California law requiring social media platforms to display mental health warnings violates the Fir...


Civil Procedure


A federal judge appointed attorneys from Lieff Cabraser, Girard Sharp, Berger Montague and Beasley Allen as interim class coun...


Women Lawyers of Alameda County honored Mary Alexander's firm, 1st District Presiding Justice Teri L. Jackson and trial attorn...


A federal appeals panel questioned the legal basis for requiring attorneys to contribute portions of their clients' settlement...


Civil Procedure


Meta and Snap urged a Los Angeles judge to apply stricter standards for proving psychological injuries in the next social medi...


A proposed class action accuses Educational Testing Service of failing to implement basic cybersecurity safeguards, allowing h...


Labor/Employment, Class Action


A San Francisco judge temporarily halted discovery in a class action alleging unpaid wages and labor violations, citing financ...


A divided panel questioned whether a lawsuit challenging the termination of federally funded legal representation for unaccomp...


Justice Corey G. Lee seeks retention after less than a year on the 4th District. Two earlier dissents she wrote gained support...


Justice William S. Dato, who has worked at every level of California's courts, brings an appellate specialist's approach to ju...


Justice Kathleen Meehan's opinions on plea agreements and transgender privacy influenced California Supreme Court decisions an...


The longtime family law attorney was recognized for four decades of legal practice, philanthropy and advocacy at a Los Angeles...


Drawing on decades of experience as a litigator and a general counsel, ADR Services neutral Mark J. LeHocky helps parties asse...


The Los Angeles land use boutique has built a formidable practice by rejecting the traditional big-firm business model. With e...


Intellectual Property


The San Diego company is seeking additional damages, royalties and interest following its record-setting patent infringement v...


Torts/Personal Injury


A personal injury attorney angrily denied involvement in staging a fan's fall outside Dodger Stadium as jurors heard conflicti...


Following criticism from a federal judge, Meta will review 20,000 documents a week, with a retired magistrate judge independen...


Environmental & Energy


Data centers emerge as flashpoint in Prop. 45 CEQA fight

Oct. 22, 2026
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Supporters say a legislative counsel opinion confirms the measure would not streamline data center construction. Opponents arg...


A longtime herbicide applicator diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma alleges Syngenta failed to warn users about the cancer ris...


Civil Litigation


A San Francisco judge requested coordination of hundreds of Sephora discrimination claims and related company lawsuits over cu...


Justice Mark W. Snauffer's Kern River ruling is before the California Supreme Court. The 5th District justice also upheld a vo...


Justice Martha K. Gooding, a former senior litigator, has ruled on rehabilitation, speedy trials and trade secrets. The state ...